Girls Not Influenced By Britney, Paris
A majority of Americans, 77 percent, say celebrities like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton have too much influence over young girls, a new poll found.
However, Newsweek magazine says in its current cover story, “The Girls Gone Wild Effect,� overexposure to the sexy young celebrities may not be doing girls any harm. The Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization that specializes in sexual and reproductive health issues, reports that the average age for first sex among American girls is 17 — about the same as it’s been for 20 years, Newsweek reports.
The teenage pregnancy rate has dropped since 1990, as have the rates for drinking, smoking and drug use among teenage girls, Newsweek said, citing data from the University of Michigan.
Some girls want to emulate Spears’ fashion sense — but only up to a point, apparently. Suburban Chicago fifth-grade teacher Michelle Freitag told Newsweek her students “can’t understand why Britney would wear no underwear.�
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February 6th, 2007 at 8:31 am
I would hope that our teens see Brit more as a what NOT to do than as a role model. Paris is just in a class unto herself.
February 7th, 2007 at 1:22 am
I agree with Meg. Also, I have to say that I think it is a tad unfair that celebs always get blamed for what teens are doing. Celebrities, no matter how wild and unruly they are, are just living their lives. They shouldn’t be made to feel like they are carrying the state of the youth on their shoulders. However, I do understand that if you’re in the limelight, you are responsible to a point for being a good role model.
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February 7th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Apparently Britney Spears has gotten into the mix with personal home videos. Just like Paris Hilton, Daniella, Kim Kardashian, Keeley Kazell, Lini Meiste and all the others, a homemade video of Britney Spears nude performing sex acts on Kevin Federline is circulating.
I’ve seen this tape and it did look just like her. This might be the one that Federline was supposedly blackmailing her with.
The video is no longer on the web site (pulled?), but as of 02/07/2007 it is on a site that is NSFW (or this blog). No idea how long it will last though.